A Narrative of Events which Occurred in Baltimore Town During the Revolutionary War: To which are Appended, Various Documents and Letters, the Greater Part of which Have Never Been Heretofore Published

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Страница 24 - Thucydides and have studied and admired the master states of the world — that for solidity of reasoning, force of sagacity, and wisdom of conclusion, under such a complication of difficult circumstances, no nation or body of men can stand in preference to the general congress at Philadelphia.
Страница 129 - We are further clearly of opinion, that an attack made on one of our sister Colonies, to compel submission to arbitrary taxes, is an attack made on all British America, and threatens ruin to the rights of all, unless the united wisdom of the whole be applied.
Страница 130 - And for this purpose it is recommended to the Committee of Correspondence, that they communicate with their several corresponding committees, on the expediency of appointing deputies from the several colonies of British America, to meet in general congress, at such place, annually, as shall be thought most convenient ; there to deliberate on those general measures which the united interests of America may from time to time require.
Страница 118 - That it is the opinion of this meeting, that the gentlemen of the law of this province bring no suit for the recovery of any debt due from any inhabitant of this province, to any inhabitant of Great Britain, until the said act be repealed.
Страница 129 - ... a most dangerous attempt to destroy the constitutional liberty and rights of all North America.
Страница 128 - With much grief we find, that our dutiful applications to Great Britain for the security of our just, ancient, and constitutional rights, have been not only disregarded, but that a determined system is formed and pressed, for reducing the inhabitants of British America to slavery, by subjecting them to the payment of taxes, imposed without the consent of the people...
Страница 168 - Congress of deputies from all the colonies assemble as soon as the nature of their situations will admit, to consider of the most proper and effectual manner of so operating on the commercial connection of the colonies with the mother country, as to procure redress for the much injured province of Massachusetts Bay, to secure British America from the ravage and ruin of arbitrary taxes, and speedily to procure the return of that harmony and union, so beneficial to the whole empire, and so ardently...
Страница 7 - Considerations on the Propriety of Imposing Taxes in the British Colonies, for the Purpose of Raising a Revenue by Act of Parliament.
Страница 111 - That it is the opinion of this town, that if the other colonies come into a joint resolution to stop all importation from, and exportation to, Great Britain, and every part of the West Indies, till the act be repealed, the same will prove the salvation of North America and her liberties...
Страница 114 - The latter method, we have reason to think, would be most agreeable to the people of this province, and the first step that ought to be taken; the former may be reserved as our last resource, should the other fail, which we trust will not be the case, as many wise and good men, in the mother country, begin to see the necessity of a good understanding with the colonies upon the general plan of liberty, as well as commerce. We shall endeavor, as soon as possible, to collect ihe sentiments of the people...

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